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Forum: Windows 7 Forum December 6th 14, 07:54 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general
Replies: 17
Views: 1,303
Posted By James P. Doolittle
Downloading video from youtube

richard wrote, on Sat, 06 Dec 2014 12:18:52 -0500:

What programs _will_ download this video?

Besides a dedicated video downloader (which will likely work for
youtube, but won't necessarily work...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 30th 14, 01:32 AM Posted to comp.text.pdf,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 53
Views: 1,587
Posted By James P. Doolittle
Why can't I print this web page to PDF without dropping ends ofsentences?

Mayayana wrote, on Sat, 29 Nov 2014 09:37:51 -0500:

I just select the text,
copy it, paste into Notepad and save the URL with it.

I tried that initially, but, the selection process brought...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 28th 14, 06:22 PM Posted to comp.mobile.android,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 105
Views: 2,777
Posted By James P. Doolittle
Did I back up my Android phone correctly (copied phone + cardto computer)

This is an update after a couple of weeks of testing.

I found, the hard way, that it's important to back up your APK files,
but, not to use Kies3 on Windows to do that important backup.

The case...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 25th 14, 03:45 PM Posted to comp.mobile.android,alt.os.linux,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 2
Views: 454
Posted By James P. Doolittle
Does Google Play keep an archive of the *old* (free) versions?

John D. Slocomb wrote, on Tue, 25 Nov 2014 18:25:36 +0700:

I use an app called "App Backup & Restore" that backs up installed apps
to a directory named App_Backup_Restore on the external sd card...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 24th 14, 12:30 PM Posted to comp.mobile.android,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 105
Views: 2,777
Posted By James P. Doolittle
Did I back up my Android phone correctly (copied phone + cardto computer)

Char Jackson wrote, on Mon, 24 Nov 2014 02:15:46 -0600:

the difference seems to be time.

It's not time.
It's format. And content.

It makes no sense to "archive" proprietary non-standard binary...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 24th 14, 06:06 AM Posted to comp.mobile.android,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 105
Views: 2,777
Posted By James P. Doolittle
Did I back up my Android phone correctly (copied phone + cardto computer)

I wish I had saved the original apk download of inSSIDer, because it's no
longer freeware, but, it *was* freeware when I had last installed it.

Since I had backed up my apps with Kies3 on Windows...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 24th 14, 04:21 AM Posted to comp.mobile.android,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 105
Views: 2,777
Posted By James P. Doolittle
Did I back up my Android phone correctly (copied phone + cardto computer)

James P. Doolittle wrote, on Sun, 23 Nov 2014 22:02:19 +0000:

The answer turned out to be as simple as trying to open the file,
which brought up the android menu to install it, if the settings...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 23rd 14, 10:02 PM Posted to comp.mobile.android,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 105
Views: 2,777
Posted By James P. Doolittle
Did I back up my Android phone correctly (copied phone + cardto computer)

Frank Slootweg wrote, on Sun, 23 Nov 2014 21:19:14 +0000:

See the response(s) of Iain in the thread "apk file
for f-droid" (of today) for the answer to this.

Thanks.
The...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 23rd 14, 06:35 PM Posted to comp.mobile.android,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 105
Views: 2,777
Posted By James P. Doolittle
Did I back up my Android phone correctly (copied phone + cardto computer)

Char Jackson wrote, on Sun, 23 Nov 2014 11:36:45 -0600:

For me, a backup and an archive start out exactly the same, using the exact
same tools and resulting in the exact same content and file...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 23rd 14, 10:51 AM Posted to comp.mobile.android,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 105
Views: 2,777
Posted By James P. Doolittle
Did I back up my Android phone correctly (copied phone + cardto computer)

Char Jackson wrote, on Sat, 22 Nov 2014 23:12:02 -0600:

I guess an archive is simply a backup that you keep longer.

That's a good point, in that the distinction, as I see it, is
that the content...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 23rd 14, 12:33 AM Posted to comp.mobile.android,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 105
Views: 2,777
Posted By James P. Doolittle
Did I back up my Android phone correctly (copied phone + cardto computer)

James P. Doolittle wrote, on Sat, 22 Nov 2014 23:46:43 +0000:

The deed is done.
The phone has been backed up and reset to factory defaults.

After the factory reset, I created a new Google Play...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 22nd 14, 11:49 PM Posted to comp.mobile.android,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 105
Views: 2,777
Posted By James P. Doolittle
Did I back up my Android phone correctly (copied phone + cardto computer)

James P. Doolittle wrote, on Sat, 22 Nov 2014 23:46:43 +0000:

- All my contacts were preserved (in duplicate & triplicate)
- Contacts menukey Import/Export Export to USB Storage
...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 22nd 14, 11:46 PM Posted to comp.mobile.android,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 105
Views: 2,777
Posted By James P. Doolittle
Did I back up my Android phone correctly (copied phone + cardto computer)

The deed is done.
The phone has been backed up and reset to factory defaults.
Here is the procedure I wrote as I performed the reset task.
-----
Factory reset procedure Samsung Galaxy S3:
- Turn...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 22nd 14, 08:18 PM Posted to comp.mobile.android,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 105
Views: 2,777
Posted By James P. Doolittle
Did I back up my Android phone correctly (copied phone + cardto computer)

James P. Doolittle wrote, on Sat, 22 Nov 2014 20:09:05 +0000:

So, I'm not sure why they have two methods, one of which
stinks, yet the other of which is perfectly fine, is
a bit...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 22nd 14, 08:15 PM Posted to comp.mobile.android,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 105
Views: 2,777
Posted By James P. Doolittle
Did I back up my Android phone correctly (copied phone + cardto computer)

Frank Slootweg wrote, on Sat, 22 Nov 2014 20:02:54 +0000:

You *ask* for *backup*, but you *want* to *archive* stuff.

This is fair enough for you to call me out on this.
You are correct.

I...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 22nd 14, 08:09 PM Posted to comp.mobile.android,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 105
Views: 2,777
Posted By James P. Doolittle
Did I back up my Android phone correctly (copied phone + cardto computer)

James P. Doolittle wrote, on Sat, 22 Nov 2014 14:56:05 +0000:

Worse still, when I backed up just my S-memos (which
was simply the next thing on the Kies list), it took
over 45 minutes,...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 22nd 14, 07:55 PM Posted to comp.mobile.android,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 105
Views: 2,777
Posted By James P. Doolittle
Did I back up my Android phone correctly (copied phone + cardto computer)

James P. Doolittle wrote, on Sat, 22 Nov 2014 19:50:19 +0000:

Next I will try will back up the internal memory miscellaneous
content.

Again, I was pleasantly surprised with Kies3 Windows...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 22nd 14, 07:50 PM Posted to comp.mobile.android,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 105
Views: 2,777
Posted By James P. Doolittle
Did I back up my Android phone correctly (copied phone + cardto computer)

James P. Doolittle wrote, on Sat, 22 Nov 2014 14:56:05 +0000:

DISCLAIMER: I've only used Kies3 one night, so, my opinion
will change over the next couple of days.

I have a new opinion of Kies3...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 22nd 14, 07:44 PM Posted to comp.mobile.android,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 105
Views: 2,777
Posted By James P. Doolittle
Did I back up my Android phone correctly (copied phone + cardto computer)

I tested Kies3 on Windows for the past few hours and I have
one question about backing up the existing applications.

The nice thing about Kies3 on Windows is that it allows us
to select which...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 22nd 14, 02:56 PM Posted to comp.mobile.android,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 105
Views: 2,777
Posted By James P. Doolittle
Did I back up my Android phone correctly (copied phone + cardto computer)

Jim Dell wrote, on Sat, 22 Nov 2014 09:34:41 -0500:

Did you ever think that is a PC program available here
http://www.samsung.com/us/kies/

Hi Jim,

Yup. Thanks for the pointer.

I have been...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 22nd 14, 02:21 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general,comp.mobile.android
Replies: 105
Views: 2,777
Posted By James P. Doolittle
Did I back up my Android phone correctly (copied phone + cardto computer)

James P. Doolittle wrote, on Sat, 22 Nov 2014 10:09:28 +0000:

The nice thing is that all the pictures and videos copied over easily.

Here's a screenshot of what a manual backup of all...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 22nd 14, 02:10 PM Posted to comp.mobile.android,alt.windows7.general
Replies: 105
Views: 2,777
Posted By James P. Doolittle
Did I back up my Android phone correctly (copied phone + cardto computer)

Paul wrote, on Sat, 22 Nov 2014 01:53:33 -0500:

If you still want to test with WinXP, try running
Windows Media Player and looking for an update option.

Hi Paul,
I finally got Kies3 running on...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 22nd 14, 01:37 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general,comp.mobile.android
Replies: 105
Views: 2,777
Posted By James P. Doolittle
Did I back up my Android phone correctly (copied phone + cardto computer)

BobbyM wrote, on Sat, 22 Nov 2014 16:30:45 +0900:

That is absolutely false.
- Kies 3 supports Android 4.3 or later
- Kies 2.0 supports select devices launched before Sep 13

I think you...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 22nd 14, 01:30 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general,comp.mobile.android
Replies: 105
Views: 2,777
Posted By James P. Doolittle
Did I back up my Android phone correctly (copied phone + cardto computer)

BobbyM wrote, on Sat, 22 Nov 2014 16:31:39 +0900:

So you think because you can't find it on Google Play
that it doesn't exist anymore. LOL

I think we're talking two things.

1. Clearly Kies3...
Forum: Windows 7 Forum November 22nd 14, 10:09 AM Posted to alt.windows7.general,comp.mobile.android
Replies: 105
Views: 2,777
Posted By James P. Doolittle
Did I back up my Android phone correctly (copied phone + cardto computer)

The Real Bev wrote, on Fri, 21 Nov 2014 23:06:00 -0800:

I just tried to copy the contents of /sdcard0 (internal storage) to my
computer using ES File Explorer. It refused. Damn. That would be...
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